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Originally Posted by RichMSN

A rat calls an umpire a piece of ****, he merely gets ejected. Certainly not suspended, or Bobby Cox would've been out for the last 15 years.

Finally, MLB has publicly admitted that the umpires are no more important than the bases they work. I shouldn't be surprised.

The problem with this is you put players and umpires on the same level. By the logic you are using, a parent should get a spanking or timeout or whatever discipline you use for raising his voice to a child just like the child who yells at the parent. The umpires are the arbiters of the game and should be held to a higher, much higher, standard than a player or a manager. MLB's decision is good for umpires because it acknowledges and demonstates the umpires' position on the field. He is in charge and should act like he is in charge. MLB's decision simply makes that point.